And in the early minutes of the second half a penalty could have been awarded to the Tigers as Altidore claimed for a spot kick but the appeal fell on deaf ears and the game was allowed to continue- the lead doubling on 54 minutes as Craig Fagan won a corner, Stephen Hunt taking it and Boateng returning a half hearted clearance with gusto- the shot beating Shay Given in the City goal before he could even attempt to make a move and prompting his team mates to send in the cavalry in a display of attacking intent not seen since the Charge of the Light Brigade as Adam Johnson came on for a debut in place of Stephen Ireland  and Carlos Tevez had his shot pushed behind , yielding a corner from which Adebayor netted a consolation strike . Patrick Viera then came on for Craig Bellamy and Amr Zaki replaced Altidore, his fresh legs almost making it a three goal advantage but for Given, who saved his low shot.  After a flurry of substitutions Johnson came close to narrowing the deficit following a Myhill slip up but the keeper recovered to save and spare his blushes at the expense of a corner which was cleared, Tevez attempting to test him further but his effort was easily saved as the game moved into four minutes of added time- the keeper again at his best to deny Adebayor and preserve three points.

Teams-

Hull City- Myhill (gk), McShane, Mouyokolo, Gardner, Dawson, Fagan, Boateng (Olofinjana 82), Cairney, Hunt, Altidore (Zaki 66), Vennegoor of Hesselink (Kilbane 84)

Subs not used- Duke (gk), Barmby, Garcia, Zayatte

Manchester City- Given (gk), Zabaleta, Boyata, Toure, Bridge (Petrov 85), Ireland (Johnson 55), De Jong, Barry, Bellamy (Viera 59), Tevez, Adebayor

Subs not used- Taylor (gk), Onuoha, Wright-Phillips, Sylvinho